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TELEVISION

An expedient means for embracing frustration.

An insidious habit
that thrives on human passivity.

For the sad and lonely
the most intimate friend they have.

The most ubiquitous,
captivating man-made device ever known.

A veritable potpourri
of choices you have when abdicating your mind.

A screen and speaker
that electronically reconstruct broadcast material.

A door too easily
opened to the unseemly, unsightly, the crass and confusing.

A profusion of images
and sounds which effectively elicit vicarious responses.

Invitation to ‘sit
down’ and share an experience with millions of ‘like-minded’
people.

Common household
‘link’ to a vast world of solicitations, entertainment,
education and ‘news’.

Perhaps the constant
habit of ‘imbibing’ fantasy can make the ‘real world’
unpalatable.

Perhaps inviting
strangers into your inner sanctum to assault your senses is
either courageous or dumb.

Perhaps those weaned on
thousands of hours of ‘viewing’ will become the ideal,
docile drones society needs.

Perhaps the expediency
of escape into ‘other worlds’ can lead to a neglect even
disdain of the ‘here and now’.

Perhaps quantum leaps
in enlightenment by masses of viewers will vindicate
television’s positive ‘role’ in history.

Perhaps selfish,
parental neglect that is dependent on surrogates seriously
undermines life’s most important relationship.

Perhaps being able to
mock, criticize even adore strangers without their knowing
is an irresistible attraction for the power seeking voyeur.

Perhaps the ability to
‘open countless doors’ at a young age can induce a naïve
haughtiness; perhaps so much ‘data’ encourages youth’s
propensity for ‘knowing it all’.

Perhaps centuries hence
historians will castigate T.V. addiction as the most
insidious force for conformity the human race has ever
known; perhaps future generations will regard T.V. as the
most mentally destructive virulence ‘mankind’ has
encountered.

Perhaps there are risks
when citizens transfix their minds constantly to
enticements, admonishments and conflicting values; perhaps
so many ‘do’s and don’ts’ confuse and undermine individual
initiative and commitment; perhaps complacency is often the
result.